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[sojusucks]

Is anyone honestly surprised by this? Those that have been here for a while will remember a proposal to have female only cars on the subway/in the tube station. According to the article, women don't feel safe using public transportation or taxis.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/01/117_80409.html

[misher]

Not surprised one bit.

My girlfriend stopped taking the subway years ago because of the crap she had to put up with from men age 35+ during the evening and even during the daytime. She got sick and tired of telling guys off and creeps looking at her in that creepy pervert way. And no she doesn't dress one bit provocatively either. Many older Korean men need to learn to keep their traps shut and not to gock. The subway is not the place to chat up a Korean woman, let alone grope, gock etc. Go to any of the ubiquitous ajossi/ajumma booking clubs if you want to do that.

I always used to think that Korean women gave me the "get away from me pervert" look because I was not Korean and also because of the media's negative portrayal that many western men moan on about. That isn't the case. THey are conditioned to do it because of many perverted Korean men that frequent the subway. Korean women are constantly on their guard and rightfully so.

I've also been told that some Korean men sometimes put cameras in the toilets of female washrooms. That is effed up.

[interestedinhanguk]

Haven't we all experienced violent driving?

[normalperson]

2 weeks ago, the bus I was in crashed into a car whilst trying to turn into another street. The bus was sitting sideways in the middle of the intersection holding up crazy amounts of traffic in the middle of Gangnam. 2 minutes later, we were off. I'm used to the randomly dangerous driving here and if I have learnt anything about the way ones who drive dangerously is that they actually do it quite well. I'm in a taxi speeding/weaving through traffic like its nobodys buisness.

The women thing is also pretty effed up. You see videos being uploaded almost weekly showing the crap that goes on in the subways.

[redaxe]

Taxi driver rape is apparently so much of a problem that a lot of women know not to take the 개인 (driver-owned) taxis at night. If they must take a taxi they will take one of the HiSeoul taxis and will get a male friend to write down the license plate number and give her a call to make sure she got home OK.

[jontpanty]

Good point. If you can't get the license number, all the drivers should have their driver # (along with a photo) posted on the glovebox facing the passenger seat. Text it to a friend as soon as you get into the cab.

[cyui]

This doesn't surpirse me..Korean men are soo gross!!! They think they are entilitied to a piece.

It is SUPER disgusting..

[northway]

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[jvalmer]